The Fruita Monument Wildcats will take on the Liberty Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fruita Monument sitting on ten straight victories and Liberty on three.
Last Saturday, Fruita Monument was fully in charge, breezing past Durango 57-22. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fruita Monument to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jhett Wells, who en route to 16 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Thomason, who posted 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Liberty earned a 77-67 win over Lewis-Palmer on Saturday.
Fruita Monument better focus on containing London Praytor and Cameron Cunningham as the pair were huge in Liberty's win. Praytor dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds, while Cunningham to rack up 19 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The contest was Praytor's ninth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Akai Council, who on his way to 15 points along with five assists and three steals.
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points over those games. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fruita Monument has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 27.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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